Playfully riffing on the artwork for the Beatles' ANTHOLOGY series, ANTHROLOGY is one of two Anthrax collections released in 2005 (the other being ALIVE 2: THE MUSIC). Culling the finest studio tracks from the pioneering thrash-metal band's 1985-'91 era, this two-disc set sticks to Anthrax's heyday with vocalist Joey Belladonna. The first disc moves from the Iron Maiden-inspired "A.I.R." to the hardcore-inflected "Caught in a Mosh" to the goofy yet groundbreaking rap/metal hybrid of "I'm the Man," charting a surprisingly adventurous course. The second disc features Anthrax giving up a bit of its edge in favor of more melodic songs ("Be All, End All" and "Got the Time") and presents the quintet's collaboration with hip-hop heroes Public Enemy on an amped-up reworking of the P.E. original "Bring tha Noize." For anyone needing proof of Anthrax's status as one of metal's most unique and inventive groups, this is it.

01 Air02 Lone Justice03 Madhouse04 Enemy05 Armed And Dangerous06 Medusa07 Gung-Ho08 Among The Living09 Caught In A Mosh10 I Am The Law11 Efilnikufesin12 Skeleton In The Closet

13 Indians14 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath15 I'm The Man

Disc 2

01 Be All End All02 Make Me Laugh03 Antisocial04 Who Cares Wins05 Now It's Dari06 Finale07 Time08 Keep It In The Family09 In My World10 Intro To Reality11 Belly Of The Beast12 Got The Time13 Discharge14 Bring Tha Noize15 Antisocial